九年级英语课件

2021-07-11 课件

　　一、教学目标：

　　1. 语言知识目标

　　基本词汇：restroom, stamp, bookstore, postcard, pardon, washroom, bathroom, normal, rush, suggest, staff, grape, central, mail, east, fascinating, convenient, mall, clerk, corner, polite, politely, speaker, request, direction, correct, direct, whom, address, underground

　　基本句型：Excuse me, do you know where I can buy some medicine?

　　Sure. There’s a supermarket down the street.

　　Could you please tell me how to get to the post office?

　　Sorry, I’m not sure how to get there.

　　I wonder where we should go next.

　　Could you tell us when the band starts playing this evening?

　　You should try that new ride over there.

　　2. 技能目标: （1）能用宾语从句礼貌的寻求帮助。

　　（2）能用正确的方法指路。

　　3. 情感目标: 培养学生尊重他人，对人有礼貌，热爱生活。

　　二、教学重难点：

　　1. 教学重点：（1）礼貌的向他人寻求帮助。

　　（2）正确使用宾语从句。

　　2. 教学难点：运用宾语从句礼貌的寻求帮助。

　　三、教学步骤:

　　Section A 1 (1a-2d)

　　Step 1 Warming –up

　　Greeting

　　Step 2 Presentation

　　（1）Guessing game

　　Show pictures to the whole class, one student explains the places in English and another one who doesn’t look at the blackboard guesses what place it is. For example, one student say: We can save money or exchange money in this place, another one guess it is a bank. Get students to guess the places like bank, post office, bookstore, museum, bathroom, washroom, mall and so on.

　　（2）Show some stamps to students and present the new sentences:

　　Could you tell me where I can buy some stamps?

　　Could you please tell me where I can get a dictionary?

　　Do you know where I can get some magazines?

　　Step 3 Practice

　　1) Match each thing with a place in the picture in 1a.

　　2) Read the phrases.

　　___ get some money

　　___ get some magazines

　　___ have dinner

　　___ get a dictionary

　　___ get some information about the town

　　___ buy a newspaper

　　___ buy some stamps

　　___ get a pair of shoes

　　Step 4 Listening

　　Listen and complete the conversations in the picture in 1a. Then check the answers with the whole class.

　　Step 5 Practice

　　Make conversations using the information in 1a. Then talk about your own city. For example:

　　A: Excuse me, could you please tell me how to get to the bookstore?

　　B: Sure, just go along Main Street until you pass Center Street. The bookstore is on your right, beside the bank.

　　A: Thanks. Do you know when the bookstore closes today?

　　B: It closes at 7:00 p.m. today.

　　A: Thank you!

　　B: You’re welcome.

　　Step 6 Listening

　　1. Listen and number the directions in the order that you hear them.

　　2a You will hear some of the directions below. Number the directions in the order you hear them.

　　___ Go to the bird floor.

　　___ Turn left.

　　___ Go to the second floor.

　　___ Turn right.

　　___ The supermarket is between the flower store and the bookstore.

　　___ Go past the bookstore.

　　2. Listen again. Show how the boy walks to the supermarket. Draw a line in the picture in 2a. Then get one student draw the line on the blackboard.

　　3. Listen the third time and answer the questions.

　　1) Excuse me, can you tell me where I can buy some medicine?

　　2) Do you know how to go there?

　　3) OK, great. Oh, and one more thing. Do you know when this shopping center closes tonight?

　　4) OK, thanks a lot.

　　Step 7 Pairwork

　　Make conversations about the other places in the picture in 2a.

　　A: Excuse me. Can you tell me where I can buy some stamps?

　　B: Yes, there’s a post office in this shopping center.

　　A: Do you know how to go there?

　　B: Yes. Go to the third floor and turn right. Then go past the bank. The post office is between museum and library. You should be able to get stamps.

　　A: OK, great. Oh, and one more thing. Do you know …

　　B: I’m not sure, but you …

　　A: OK, thanks a lot.

　　B: You’re welcome.

　　Step 8 Reading

　　1. Read the conversation in 2d and answer the questions.

　　2. Role – play the conversation.

　　3. Explain the language pints in 2d.

　　(1) Go along Main Street until you pass Center Street.

　　1) until和 till同义为“直到……” ，till多用于口语，until可以放在句首，till则不能放在句首。

　　2) not...until“直到……才”，表示直到某一时间, 某一行为才发生, 之前该行为并没有发生。

　　e.g. I did not study English until 9 o'clock last night.

　　(2) Pardon? Restroom? You already want to rest? But we haven’t even started yet!

　　1) pardon用作动词，后面既可以跟宾语，也可以跟双宾语；pardon sb. for doing sth.意为“原谅/宽恕某人做某事”

　　e.g. Can you pardon me for not passing the exam, Mom?

　　2) 在没有听懂对方的话，请对方重复一下时也可说 pardon。

　　e.g. Pardon? I’m sorry I can’t follow you.

　　(3) I’m excited to try the rides!

　　excited和 exciting的区别:

　　1) excited意为“激动的；兴奋的”，作表语时，主语通常是人；作定语时，常用来修饰人，说明激动的表情。

　　e.g. All of us were excited when we heard the good news.

　　The excited child opened his present quickly.

　　2) exciting意为“激动人心的”，作表语时，主语通常是物；作定语时，常用来修饰物。

　　e.g. The movie is very exciting.

　　My father told me an exciting story.

　　(4) I mean … you know, a washroom or bathroom.

　　mean作动词有以下含义：

　　1) 有……的意思，指（多作及物动词），其后可跟名词或代词，也可跟从句。

　　e.g. What does this word mean?

　　2）意味（着）（及物动词），常跟名词，有时可跟动词-ing形式或从句。

　　e.g. Carl really could not do that — it would mean the end of his career.

　　3）有……意图，打算，想，常跟名词、代词或动词不定式。跟带不定式

　　的复合结构时，还可用于被动语态。

　　e.g. I never meant to hurt you.

　　(5) We normally say “toilets” or “washrooms”.

　　normally adv. 正常地; 通常地，一般地

　　e.g. August is normally a slow month.

　　(6) Nine thirty, so you don’t need to rush!

　　rush v. 仓促; 匆忙 n. 仓促; 匆忙

　　e.g. Then three policemen rushed at him. (rush v.)

　　They made a rush for the door. (rush n.)

　　Step 9 Summary

　　1) Excuse me. Where is Qiaotou Middle School?

　　2) Excuse me. Could you tell me where Qiaotou Middle School is?

　　3) Excuse me. Do you know how I can get to Qiaotou Middle School?=Do you know how to get to Qiaotou Middle School?

　　4) Excuse me. Which is the way to Qiaotou Middle School?

　　Step 10 Homework

　　Make conversations about your own town/city.

　　Section A 2 (3a-3b)

　　Step 1 Revision

　　1) Translate the sentences into English.

　　① 请你告诉我，怎样去书店好吗？

　　② 打扰了，你知道我在哪能买到一些邮票吗？

　　③ 我想知道公园今天什么时候关门。

　　④ 银行和超市之间有一个餐馆。

　　2) Role-play the conversation in 2d.

　　Step 2 Presentation

　　1) Show a picture of fun park. Ask students: Are you excited to try these in the fun park?

　　2) Show a ride to them and say: How do you think the ride? Is it fun or scary? Do you want to have a try?

　　Step 3 Reading

　　1) Read the conversation in 3a quickly and true or false the sentences.

　　① Alice and He Wei are in Water World.

　　② The new ride looks scary.

　　③ Alice was scary at first.

　　④ Alice thinks the new ride is actually fun.

　　⑤ He Wei thinks Fun Times Park restaurant severs delicious food.

　　⑥ A rock band plays in Water World Restaurant every evening.

　　⑦ Alice and He Wei can go later to the restaurant.

　　2) Read the conversation again and answer the questions in 3a.

　　1. Why did Alice not want to go on the new ride? How did she feel after the ride?

　　2. What is special about Uncle Bob’s restaurant?

　　3. Should Alice and He Wei get there early for dinner? Why?

　　Step 4 Practice

　　Underline the questions or statements in the conversation that ask for information. Rewrite them in a different way.

　　e.g. I wonder where we should go next.

　　Could you tell me where we could go next?

　　Check the answers with the whole class.

　　Step 6 Language points

　　1. I was scared at first, but shouting did help.

　　此句相当于I was scared at first, but shouting really helped. 原句是一种表现强调的句式，英语中，可用助动词do对谓语动词进行强调，构成强调句。

　　e.g. Please do be careful. 请一定小心。

　　I do agree with you. 我完全同意你的意见。

　　He did warn you other day, remember? 他前两天就告诫过你，还记得吗？

　　2. You never know until you try something.

　　try的用法

　　1) 做名词 have a try 试一试

　　e.g. Why not have a try? 为什么不试一试？

　　2) 做动词

　　(1) try to do sth. 努力做某事

　　e.g. Well, we’ll try to finish the homework in time.

　　那好。我们争取及时完成作业。

　　(2) try doing sth. 表示尝试着去做某事

　　e.g. -- I usually go there by train. 我通常乘火车去那儿。

　　-- Why not try going by boat for a change? 为什么不换乘船呢?

　　(3) try one’s best 尽某人最大的努力

　　e.g. Thank you. I will try my best.

　　谢谢你。我会尽力而为的。

　　3. I suggest Water City Restaurant in Water World.

　　suggest作动词，可意为“显示；间接表明”，后可接宾语从句。

　　e.g. His behavior suggested (that) he was a kind man.

　　他的行为显示他是个好人。

　　suggest作“建议”讲时，应注意以下两点：

　　1) suggest doing sth. 建议做某事

　　e.g. I suggested going home.

　　我建议回家。

　　2) suggest后接从句时，从句常用虚拟语气，谓语由“should +动词原形”构成，

　　should可以省略。

　　e.g. I suggested that we should go home. 我建议我们回家。

　　另外，suggestion是suggest的名词形式，作“建议”讲时，是可数名词。

　　e.g. Do you have any suggestions? 你有什么建议吗？

　　4. The restaurant is always busy, at that time so come a little earlier to get a table.

　　用于“就餐”的语境时，形容词busy相当于“吃饭人多；餐厅拥挤”的意思；动词短语to get a table类似于汉语“定餐桌；占位子”等意思。

　　Step 7 Homework

　　1. 背诵3a。

　　2. 用“Could you tell me … ?”写三个问路的句子。

　　Section A 3 (Grammar Focus-4c)

　　Step 1 Revision

　　1. How did Alice and He Wei think of the new ride？Students say the sentences together?

　　Alice thought that it looked pretty scary. He Wei thought that it would be fun.

　　2. After the ride, Alice and He Wei talked about their feeling.

　　Alice thought that was fun! She was scared at first, but shouting really did help. He Wei told Alice that “You never know until you try something.”

　　3. Alice and He Wei talked about Uncle Bob’s.

　　Alice thought this restaurant looked interesting. It seemed a rock band plays there every evening. He Wei suggested that they could have dinner there.

　　Step 2 Grammar Focus

　　1) Let students complete the sentences.

　　1. 打扰了，你知道我能在哪买到一些药?

　　Excuse me, do you know where ____ _____ buy some medicine?

　　2. 当然，顺着这条街有个超市。

　　Sure. There is a supermarket down the street.

　　3. 请你告诉我怎样到邮局好吗？

　　Could you please tell me _____ ____ get to the post office?

　　4. 对不起，我不确定怎样到那。

　　______, I am ______ ______ how to get there.

　　5. 你能告诉我们今晚乐队什么时候开始演奏吗？

　　Can you tell us ______ ____ ______ ______ playing this evening?

　　6. 晚上8点开始。

　　It starts at 8:00 p.m.

　　7. 我想知道接下来我们该去哪儿。

　　I ______ where we ______ _____ _____.

　　8. 你应该试试那个新的乘骑设施。

　　You should try that new ride over there.

　　2）Objective clauses with wh-questions

　　上一个单元我们已经学习了由that和whether, if引导的宾语从句。这个单元我们继续学习由疑问词引导的宾语从句。疑问词：疑问代词（what、whom、who、whose、which）疑问副词（when、where、why、how）。

　　语序：无论主句是陈述句还是疑问句，也无论主从句间是什么引导词，宾语从句一律用陈述语序，即“引导词+主语+谓语+其它”。如：Could you tell me where Wei Fang lives?

　　时态

　　1. 如果主句是一般现在时或一般将来时，宾语从句的时态不受限制，可根据实际表达的需要来确定。如：

　　Jenny knows the man was flying a kite at that time.

　　You will understand why I did it one day.

　　总有一天你会明白我为什么那样做。

　　2. 如果主句是一般过去时，宾语从句用过去时态的某种形式。如：

　　I thought he had gone to town that day.

　　我以为他那天进城去了。

　　3. 如果宾语从句叙述的是客观事实、自然现象或科学真理等，从句不受主句时态的限制，用一般现在时。如：

　　He said time is money.

　　他说时间就是金钱。

　　3）Practice

　　1. He asked ________ for the computer.

　　A. did I pay how much B. I paid how much

　　C. how much did I pay D. how much I paid

　　2. “Have you seen the film?” he asked me.

　　He asked me _______.

　　A. had I seen the film

　　B. have I seen the film

　　C. if I have seen the film

　　D. whether I had seen the film

　　3. “You’ve already got well, haven’t you?” she asked.

　　She asked ______.

　　A. if I have already got well, hadn’t you

　　B. whether I had already got well

　　C. have I already got well

　　D. had I already got well.

　　4. He asked, “How are you getting along?”

　　He asked _______.

　　A. how am I getting along

　　B. how are you getting along

　　C. how I was getting along

　　D. how was I getting along

　　5. He asked me _____ told me the accident.

　　A. whom B. which C. who D. whose

　　6. She asked me if I knew ______.

　　A. whose pen is it B. whose pen it was

　　C. whose pen it is D. whose pen was it

　　Keys: DDBCCB

　　Step 3 Function: Ask for information politely and follow directions

　　1) 问路时应注意

　　① 问路时应首先说一声：“Excuse me.”这样可以引起对方的注意，又不失礼貌。

　　② 当你没听清时，你可以说一声“Excuse me, would you please say it again?”(对不起，请您再说一遍好吗?) 或“I beg your pardon?”(对不起，请再说一遍好吗?)等，礼貌地要求对方重复一遍。

　　③ 问完路后，千万不要忘记向对方说句“Thank you for helping me.” 或“Thank you.”

　　④ 问路时经常会用到“向左(右)拐”这样的表达，英语对此有两种常见的说法，即turn left (right)或turn to the left (right)。表示 “在左(右)边”，英语用介词on或at均可。

　　2）用英语问路及其回答

　　① Excuse me, can you tell me where the railway station is?

　　打扰一下，请问火车站在哪儿?

　　② Excuse me, but can you tell me the way to the train station?

　　劳驾，请问去火车站怎么走?

　　③ Excuse me, could you tell me which is the way to the nearest hospital?

　　劳驾，请问去最近的医院怎么走?

　　④ Excuse me, would you please show me the way to the post office?

　　请告诉我去邮局怎么走好吗?

　　⑤ Excuse me, would you mind telling me the way to the police station?

　　劳驾，请告诉我去警察局怎么走好吗？

　　⑥ Excuse me, how can I get to No. 1 Middle School?

　　劳驾，请问去一中怎么走?

　　⑦ Excuse me, is this the right way to the People’s Park?

　　打扰了，请问去人民公园走这条路对吗?

　　⑧ Excuse me. Could you tell me if there is a Qiaotou Middle School near here?

　　打扰了，请问桥头中学是否在这附近?

　　⑨ Excuse me. Do you know how I can get to Qiaotou Middle School?

　　= Excuse me. Do you know how to get to Qiaotou Middle School?

　　请问，你知道怎样去桥头中学吗?

　　3）指路的方法

　　① Take along with this street, and … is on you left.

　　② Go down this way, and turn left at the first crossing, and you’ll find … is right there, on your left.

　　③… is behind (near, next to, on the left of) …

　　④ You can just take NO.111 bus, and get off at the second station. And you’ll see it.

　　⑤ Look! … is in front of us far away, right there!

　　Step 4 Practice

　　1) Rewrite the questions in 4a to make them more polite.

　　① Where can I buy some grapes or other fruit?

　　② How does this CD player work?

　　③ How do I get to the Central Library?

　　④ Is the Italian restaurant nearby open on Mondays?

　　Get students write down their answers in their books.

　　2) What should each person ask in the following situations? Let students write down their answers and them say their answers one by one.

　　① Tim is very hungry.

　　Could you tell me where I can get something to eat?

　　Excuse me, would you mind telling me how I can get to a nearby restaurant?

　　Pardon me, do you know if there’s a restaurant around here?

　　② Sally needs to mail a letter.

　　③ Helen needs to know when the bike shop closes.

　　④ Ben is wondering if there’s a bank in the shopping center.

　　3) Ask students to write four questions that a tourist might ask about your city/ town. Then role-play conversations with your partner.

　　Step 5 Exercises

　　Translate the sentences into Chinese.

　　① 请你到那后给我打个电话好吗？

　　② 请在这条路的尽头向右转。

　　③ 你能告诉我在哪里可以买到一些邮票吗？

　　④ 你可否告诉我火车什么时候到达武汉？

　　Step 6 Homework

　　假如你到一个陌生的城市去旅游，你想向当地人了解一些关于那个城市的

　　东西，请编写一个你和当地人的小对话。

　　Section B1 (1a-2d)

　　Step 1 Revision

　　You are a tourist in a city, you want to know something about the city. Make a conversation about asking information politely.

　　A: Could you please tell me where the nearest bank is?

　　B: Sure, go east along this street, then you’ll see it.

　　A: Can you tell me if there is a delicious restaurant near here?

　　B: Sure. Walk along this street, the restaurant is on you right.

　　A: And do you know where the biggest hospital is?

　　B: Go down this street, turn left at the first crossing, you will see it.

　　A: After dinner, I want to buy a pair of shoes, would you mind telling me where the nearest supermarket is?

　　B: It’s over there, just across from you.

　　A: Haha! I see it. Thank you very much!

　　B: You are welcome.

　　Step 2 Lead in

　　1) Talk about places in your city.

　　2) Show some pictures of places and discuss what qualities are important for each place.

　　Step 3 1a & Pairwork

　　1a What qualities are important for each place? Write the words from the box next to each place below. Write the most important words first.

　　Places Qualities

　　restroom clean, uncrowded, convenient

　　museum interesting, quiet, uncrowded

　　restaurant clean, inexpensive, quiet

　　park beautiful, safe, big

　　subway uncrowded, safe, convenient

　　mall inexpensive, big, interesting, convenient, safe

　　Pair work

　　1b Talk about places in your city using the words in 1a.

　　A: The Fun Arts Museum is really interesting.

　　B: Yes, and it’s beautiful, too.

　　A: ….

　　Step 4 Listening (1c)

　　1) Listen and check the sentences you hear.

　　Conversation 1

　　______ You can go to Green Land.

　　Conversation 2

　　_____ Could you tell me where the bookstore is?

　　2) Listen to the conversations and complete the sentences.(1c)

　　Conversation 1

　　The boy asks about ___________, and the clerk tells him to go to Green Land.

　　Conversation 2

　　The girl asks about _________, and the clerk tells her to go to the corner of Market and Middle Streets.

　　Conversation 3

　　The mother asks about ________. The father wants to go to a ________ museum. The younger girl wants to go to a _______ museum. The boy wants to go to a __________ museum. The older girl wants to go to an ______ museum. The clerk suggests they go to the _________ museum.

　　3) Listen again and answer the questions (1d)

　　Conversation 1

　　The boy asks about restaurants, the clerk suggests him go to Green Land, they have delicious salad.…

　　Step 5 Practice

　　Role-play the conversations between the clerk and the tourist.

　　A: Can you tell me where there’s good place to eat?

　　B: Of course. What kind of food do you like?

　　A: I’d like fresh vegetables.

　　B: You can go to Green Land, they have delicious salad.

　　A: ….

　　Step 6 Presentation

　　2a Where do you need to make polite requests? Think of some possible situations.

　　Discuss them with your partner.

　　In a foreign country.

　　In public places like a bank, a post office, a library, a shopping mall, etc.

　　At school.

　　At home, especially when speaking to your elders.

　　Zhang Ming is traveling in the USA. He wants to go to a small town but he doesn't know the way now. What should he do?

　　Step 7 Discussion

　　Discuss the language you used to make this request (要求，请求). Was it the same each time? If not, discuss why not.

　　Step 8 Reading

　　1) Read the article and match paragraph with its main idea.

　　2d Read the article and underline the topic sentence for each paragraph.

　　Paragraph 1

　　When you visit a foreign country, it is important to know how to ask for help politely (adv. 礼貌地)….

　　Paragraph 2

　　Good speakers change the way they speak in different situations. …

　　Paragraph 3

　　Usually polite questions are longer. They include expressions such as “Could you please …?” or “May I ask …?”

　　Paragraph 4

　　However, it is important to learn how to use the right language in different situations. …

　　2) Read the article again and answer the questions.

　　Read paragraph 1 and answer the question.

　　What else do we need to learn besides asking a question correctly when you ask for help?

　　We need to learn how to be polite when we ask for help.

　　Read paragraph 2 and answer the question.

　　What do we need to think about when you talk to different people?

　　We need to think about whom we speak to or how well we know them.

　　Read paragraph 3 and answer the question.

　　What can lead in to a request with a stranger on the street?

　　“Excuse me, I wonder if you can help me” or “I’m sorry to trouble you, but …” before asking for help.

　　2c Find all the direct questions and polite requests from the passage.

　　Direct questions Polite requests

　　1. 1. Where are the restrooms?

　　2. When is the school trip?

　　3. Peter, tell me your e-mail address.

　　4. Where’s the post office?

　　1. Could you tell me where the restrooms are?

　　2. Excuse me, Mr. West.

　　Do you know when

　　the school trip is?

　　3. Peter, could you

　　please tell me

　　your e-mail address?

　　4. Pardon me, could you please tell me where to park my car?

　　2d Read the requests below. In the second column, write A if you would say it to someone you know and B if you would say it to a stranger. In the last column, write where you think these people are.

　　Request Person Place

　　1. Will you pass the salt? A home

　　2. Do you know where I can change some money, please? B street

　　3. Could you tell me what just happened? A/B any public place/home

　　4. Can you please tell me where the nearest station is? B street

　　5. Excuse me, do you know what time it begins, please? B movie theater

　　6. Let me know when you’re ready, OK? A home

　　7. Could you possibly tell me the way to the village school? B street

　　Step 9 Language points

　　1. Both are correct, but the first one sounds less polite.

　　less + 形容词或副词，构成降级比较形式，相当于中文“不那么；稍许不……”之意。

　　e.g. His second movie is less interesting.

　　他的第二部电影就没那么有趣。

　　2. It might seem more difficult to speak politely than directly.

　　情态动词might 表达一种可能性及推测的不确定性，意思与表达可能性的may相当，表示“有可能，也许会”，但语气更加委婉，更不确定。

　　e.g. He might come, but it’s very unlikely.

　　他也许会来，但非常靠不住。

　　3. However, it is important to learn how to use the right language in different situations.

　　it作形式主语

　　【梳理】

　　在英语中，如果主语是较长的动词不定式或一个句子，为了保持句子结构的平衡，避免头重脚轻，通常用it作形式主语放在句首，而把真正的主语放在句尾。

　　常见的句型有：

　　1) It is + adj. (+ for + sb.) + to do sth.。常用于此句型的形容词有important, difficult, dangerous, necessary, useful, possible等，用来对to do sth. 进行说明。如：

　　It’s difficult for us to finish the work in an hour.

　　2) It is + adj. + of + sb. + to do sth.。常用于此句型的形容词有good, kind, nice, clever, wise等，用来对sb.的性格、品质等进行说明。

　　如：It’s kind of you to say so.

　　Step 10 Exercises

　　请根据汉语意思完成下列英语句子（每空一词）。

　　1. 对他来说，回答那个问题是十分困难的。

　　It’s very hard ____ him ____ _______ that question.

　　2. 你这样说真是太好了。

　　It’s very kind ____ you ____ ____ so.

　　3. 我们在阅览室里保持安静是十分必要的。

　　It’s necessary ______ ______(should) keep quiet in the reading room.

　　It’s necessary for us _______ ______ ______ in the reading room.

　　Keys: 1. for; to answer 2. of, to say 3. that we, to keep quiet

　　Step 11 Homework

　　Write a guide to a place that you know well.

　　Section B 2 (3a-Self Check)

　　Step 1 Revision

　　1) Write down the phrases

　　① 提出礼貌的.要求 ② 听起来更礼貌

　　③ 一个很直接的问题 ④ 请求帮助

　　⑤ 在不同的情形下 ⑥ 取决于

　　⑦ 你所用的表达方式 ⑧ 比如

　　⑨ 花时间导入 ⑩ 变得更擅长

　　2）Fill in the blanks according to 2b.

　　When you visit a _______ country, it is _________ to know how to ask for help ______. For example, “Where are the restrooms?” or “Could you _____ tell me where the ________ ___?” these are similar ________ for _________ you may ask.

　　Both are _______ English, but the first one sounds _____ polite. That is because it is a very ______ question. It is not enough to just ask a question ________. We also need to learn how to be polite — when we ask for _____.

　　In English, ___ in Chinese, we change the way we ______ in different _________. The expressions you use might _______ ___ whom you are speaking to ___ how well you know them. If you say to your teacher, “When is the school trip?” this might sound ________. But if you say, “Excuse me, Mr. West, do you know when the school trip ___?”, this will sound _____ more polite. However, it is all right to ask direct questions to your classmates because you know them ____.

　　It might seem more _______ to speak politely than _______. It is important to learn how to use _____ ________ in different situations. This will also help you ___________ better with other people.

　　Step 2 Presentation

　　Imagine you are going on a short study vacation at a school in an English-speaking country. What would you like to know before you go? Write some polite, indirect questions about the following topics.

　　The topics are:

　　① The course you will study ② The time of the course

　　③ Where and what you can eat ④ Where you will stay

　　⑤ What activities you can do ⑥ Travel to the school

　　⑦ Other

　　Step 3 Practice

　　Make conversations according to the information in 3a.

　　Step 4 Writing

　　1) Write a polite letter to the school asking for the information you want to know. Use your notes in 3a.

　　In your letter, you should:

　　introduce yourself

　　say when you are coming

　　politely ask for information

　　thank the person for helping you

　　2) Use the following expressions to help you:

　　My name is … and I’m from …

　　I’ll be coming to your school for …

　　I’d like to know about …

　　I would like to thank you for…

　　I’m looking forward to your reply.

　　3）写作指导：本次写作内容是一封书信，信的开头和结尾已经给出。但我们还是要记住书信的格式，便于今后自己运用。信中首先要介绍自己，然后告诉你去他们学校的时间，然后同学们可根据在3a环节中所问到的问题来礼貌的询问你想知道的信息。

　　One possible version:

　　Dear Sir or Madam,

　　My name is He Wei and I’m from Beijing, China. I’ll be coming to your school soon for a short study vacation. I will leave for your school on July 10th. I’d like to know more information about the school.

　　Could you tell me what course I will study in your school? And I also want to know when the course will start. I want to know where I will stay. Can you tell me? Would you mind telling me where and what I can eat in your school? I like all kinds of activities. Could you please tell me what activities I can do in your school?

　　The last question, can you tell me how I can get to your school? I would like to thank you for helping me and I look forward to your reply.

　　Yours faithfully,

　　He Wei

　　Step 5 Self Check

　　1) Fill in the blanks with the words in the box.

　　2) Write questions and answers using the words given.

　　Step 6 Language points

　　1. I’m looking forward to your reply.

　　look forward to期待，盼望。后面接名词或者动名词。

　　e.g. I look forward to your good news. 我等待你的好消息。

　　Look forward to hearing from you. 期待你的来信。

　　2. I would like to thank you for…